New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-20
WAS THIS ADEEP LAID PLOT
STARTLING RE- ELATIoNs ABOUT WARD
WELL AND MIsER PAINE'S MONEY.
WITNESS TELLS HOW He TRIED TO GET WILL
IN HIS FAVOR SIGNED


A WITNESS TELLS now He TRIED TO GET WILL
IN HIS FAVOR SIGNED.
ns.ra t.etimony Of remarkable nature presented
N the surogate yesterday in the contest over the
Aortune left by James H. Paine the miser, which John
Vsrdwell claims by virtue Of will that he asserts was
made in his favor and afterward lost or stolen
Charles E. Hamilton, reporter testified that IN an In
Neryiew last February wadwe told him that Paine had
wife and living and that he wardweD represented
them John o. Brien, plumber, some unmportant
testimony Of the witnesses In the case and
MIRA Donizett Muller, who lives at No. lO2 East FOUR
teenthst and the wife OF designer and decorator de-
posed that she had known John II. wardwell for ave
years and had also known Pane through MIN.
Wardwell once told her that he had induced
Paine to sign the power attorney given TO him oy CIV
ing him all he wanted to eat and drink Alter obtaining
Paines signature Wardwell came to her hoidng up ia
one hand and exclaming "rve got it' I've got oho
read the power OF attorney at that tne and said IL ended
with words preceding the last sentence which Is alleged
IN have been inserted since 1t signed The witness
continued:
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done and he who w believe the crazy OLD fool
s:''';s my SSss 's
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OF attorney he ssd should have been
g PANE and don't remember what he rsPel tod him
on %1s ss'stcs 'ss P
'As OF a.ss as showed
Oldest designer and ~, very ~ n good
wona be worth $1,000 nnS would
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%Ssa ..ns an" I'M $
g after T' he
he ns occupied with Paine and had
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P:r o REFUSED to 40 d S.es va. ssTf CO.
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The witness related that Joseph wardwel brother Of
the prepayment had called her since the trial began and
asked her appear witness against the latter
She answered that did intend to be witness She
continued:
lsS nc III
SSc'' Ts ' be .ad you do appear him.
ss: tic vii" scoop the Doodle and start FOR
The direct testimony Of this witness was given without
General Russell On he Cross examination e1-GCvernSr
Chamberlain found 1t difficult to obtain straightforward
husband was q German. The examination proceeded as
bellows:
IT R'r keeps
:ss: !: !: tn. word oos h.
In reply to persistent inquiries she said
do not donbtt is the word Of God lscapse others who
more thoroughly to tell ~
The question her belief that the Bible was the
word food was repeated again and again. and she made
such answers these:
Which edition ~ believe the revised edition Is better than
didn't nshs question e t. great and az 100
never any did himwe compelled to be-
svs that which than Ourss YES M
o the Sea 8 a mot n MINISTRY h
yonih
Finally the lawyer gave up questioning her on this sub
terviews with Wardwel. She said that about a week
after Paines death wardwel proposed that her son
thi, he asked her to he subscribing witness To nuner
Gus questions the dates she replied that she
you are wilfully evadng"
I'm "5 REPLIED hat T h not D0r not have
any confidence in her story unless she gave more direct
The witness said she thought was time before
last March that Wardwe asked her to witness the will
The examination proceeded:
Ill
the greatest Of my e They came to my honse
the summons Had known they were
coming they could no, have found me- Laughter .
Remember Data. and hope you will respect
II Al will speak the truth
Q--Then madam, under the soemny o. your oath call
whether IL fact that the per
con who suggested that false will be offered and that
not Mr. Wartwef Alt Is not All these suggestions
from Mr.. Wariwen
Questioned by the Surrogate, the witness said that
Wardwe had called on her in her apartments hundred
she made several visits 10 Office. He had
said that she would aid him In the she could
name her terms IL he successful
John W. Watson testified that he the author OF
for nearly forty years. and had known Paine for twenty
years Paine sent TO Blackwcrs Island as yagrant
IN 1863 and the witness secured hi. ree from Police
Justice bowling, who committed him. The confinement
made him crazy The witness told how he had made In
vestments for Paine In Wall Street as follows:
speculaed good deal myself One day remarked in his
hearing had $4,000 could double II in two weeks
money would let have Next day he
$4,000 5000 bills He took receipt cleared
and he followed and gave HIM
lhe lie did give cent for services and
angry because I only made $4,000.
The witness said he bought several houses for Paine
Paine always carried large Of money with him. and
he believed he had $40 900 $4,000 about him when
no The witness said he had pretty good idea TO
who took IT, He denied that he bad said that he knew
man who had 100000 OF Paine's bonds IN Dingwers
day Ia the presence OF the witness George
W. Morgan and several artists and musicians Paine, who
had been drinking, took of his hat in which there
good deal OF money In large bills. Paine put 1t in his
bundle he IL exposed
The case adjourned until next Tuesday.
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